Noun
die Forschung
Pronunciation: /ˈfɔʁʃʊŋ/
research
B1
rank #1,201
plural Forschungen
Meanings
Noun
- research
Example sentence
Wenn wir wüssten, was wir tun, würde man es nicht Forschung nennen, oder?
If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?
Word forms
singular
die Forschung
plural
die Forschungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Forschung
Accusativedie Forschung
Dativeder Forschung
Genitiveder Forschung
Plural
Nominativedie Forschungen
Accusativedie Forschungen
Dativeden Forschungen
Genitiveder Forschungen
Usage
- Forschung betreiben — This is a common expression for conducting research.
- Forschung / Forschungen — The singular describes research generally; the plural can name particular investigations.
Die Forschung an neuen Materialien braucht viel Zeit und Geduld.
Research into new materials takes a lot of time and patience.